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A man embroiders the Kiswa, a silk cloth covering the Holy Kaaba, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, at a factory in the holy city of Mecca. (Reuters)
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Prince Khaled al-Faisal during the launching of the two Hajj campaigns. SPA
Prince of Makkah Launches Campaign on Hajj
Jeddah- On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prince Khaled al-Faisal, emir of Makkah and advisor to King Salman, handed over the kiswa (cover) of the Holy Kaaba to Saleh al-Shaibi, senior keeper of Kaaba, at a ceremony held...Caption:
Muslims gather around the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque during
the holy fasting month of Ramazan in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, June 8,
2016. REUTERS
Saudi Youth Weave ‘Kaaba’s’ Attire
With the approach of the last ten days of Ramadan, Muslims head to spend these holy days around the Sacred House of Allah. However, no one ever thought that Kaaba’s attire would be weaved by 20-year-old Saudi youth who succeeded in running the biggest weaving machine...Caption:
Saudi worker sew Islamic calligraphy in gold thread on a drape to cover the Kaaba at the Kiswa factory in the holy city of Mecca on November 8, 2010. (AFP/Mustafa Ozer)